Super-resolution imaging of Escherichia coli nucleoids reveals highly structured and asymmetric segregation during fast growth

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-249

  Spahn, Christoph ^a   Endesfelder, Ulrike ^a   Heilemann, Mike ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosomal structure; E. coli; Super resolution microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMAL STRUCTURE; E. COLI; SUPER-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DEOXYURIDINE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84894410667     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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